Solid State Lighting

Solid state lighting (SSL) technology is rapidly emerging as the central game-changer for the future of the industry. Never before has a technology shown such promising cost and energy savings for a limitless number of applications.

SSL products such as LEDs are still in the early stages of development. They are often used in larger commerical applications and have yet to make an impact in a residential setting.

NEEP asks the questions we face in introducing SSL technology to the market. With our sponsors and key allies, we work to prepare the region for embracing the future of lighting to make real tranformative changes in the market. We raise awareness of the issues around SSL, and develop strategic guidance for regional deployment of SSL products.

U.S. Department of Energy SSL Topical Index

NEEP utilizes funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to maintain enhanced participation in its Technical Information Network for Solid State Lighting, which provides comprehensive, accurate and timely information related to its SSL research, development and commercialization activities. This funding along with funding from sponsors allows NEEP to maintain an index of content from the DOE SSL web site in a fashion customized for ease of use for NEEP's stakeholders. NEEP also provides an electronic newsletter and additional periodic news flashes, and engages all of its working groups and committees (Initiatives and elsewhere) to provide information and answer questions.

Three-Part TINSSL Webinar Series: Understanding and Evaluating LM-79 & LM-80 Reports for SSL Technology

NEEP recently partnered with the DOE to host a three day webinar series focused on the fundamentals testing requirements and analysis of test reports for SSL technology. Participants had the opportunity to walk through sample test reports and apply principles to practice. Topics covered included understanding the terminology and test procedures, developing a guideline for analyzing test reports, and identifying red flags and the differences between a good and bad report.

View the webinar slide shows for all three days, here.

Day 1 - Understanding & Evaluating LM-79 Reports

Day 2 - Understanding & Evaluating In Situ TMP & LM-80 Reports

Day 3 - Walking Through Examples of Real LM-79 & LM-80 Reports

Below are some links to specialised areas of the DOE's SSL website.

DOE Funding for SSL Projects

DOE Funding Opportunities: Provides information on DOE's funding process, opportunities and selected projects for SSL.

Market Guidance and Product Performance

Gateway Demonstrations:DOE Gateway Demonstrations exhibit high-performance general illumination SSL products. Project results demonstrate product performance and energy savings for residential and commercial applications. To participate, DOE seeks demonstration teams composed of product manufacturer, host site, and efficiency program and/or local utility. See also Gateway Project Results
DOE CALiPER Program and Testing Results: Commercially Available LED Product Evaluation and Reporting (CALiPER) Program information and reports.
CALiPER Benchmark Reports

Design Competitions

National design competitions heighten awareness and market adoption of high-performance solid-state lighting products.

The L Prize^TM competition aims to accelerate development and adoption of SSL products to replace the common light bulb.

The Lighting for Tomorrow design competition recognizes innovative, attractive, energy-efficient residential lighting design.

The Next Generation Luminaires design competition recognizes excellence in the design of energy-efficient LED commercial lighting luminaires.

Research and Development

DOE SSL Research and Development Plan: An overview of the entire SSL strategy including details on research and development.
DOE SSL Research and Development Project Portfolio: An overview of solid state lighting research projects currently funded by DOE.
DOE SSL Research and Development Portfolio Highlights: A summary of research and development successes.

DOE News

DOE Events

More Information

For more information, please contact us at tinssl@neep.org.

	Resource	Description
	DOE SSL Home Page	U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) SSL Program Elements The primary point of entry to information on DOE's SSL Program.
	DOE SSL Market-Based Programs and Commercialization Support	Access DOE's market-related content, including, ENERGY STAR, product testing and standards, demonstration projects and opportunities, and design competitions.
	ENERGY STAR for SSL	U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) SSL Program Partners DOE has partnered with ENERGY STAR to facilitate the commercialization of SSL products.
	Next Generation Lighting Industry Alliance	An organization to foster industry-government partnership to accelerate the technical foundation, and ultimate commercialization, of solid state lighting systems.
	Illuminating Engineering Society of North America	IESNA seeks to improve the lighted environment by bringing together those with lighting knowledge and by translating that knowledge into actions that benefit the public.
	TINNSL News	The latest news on SSL from NEEP.
	LED Measurement Guidance	DOE SSL Factsheets Point of entry to content related to testing and standards including IESNA's LM-79 protocol.
	LED Basics	Introductory content on solid state lighting technology and issues.
	LED Market Ready Applications	and market-oriented fact sheets and guidance on products viewed as market ready and available at retail, provided by DOE.
	ENERGY STAR for SSL FAQs	FAQs: A vast source of Solid State Lighting information is available in this section of the DOE's website. Questions about solid-state lighting (SSL) technology? Take a moment to review the ENERGY STAR criteria and DOE's LED Basics, which includes terminology, explanations of how the technology works, types of LEDs, and other valuable technical information.
	Frequently Asked Questions about the CALiPER Program	This page addresses many of the questions manufacturers, testing laboratories, consumers, retailers, and energy efficiency program sponsors may have about the DOE SSL Commercially Available LED Product Evaluation and Reporting (CALiPER) program.
	Gateway Demonstration FAQs	This page addresses many of the questions about the DOE Solid-State Lighting Technology Demonstration GATEWAY program raised by potential eligible participants, such as manufacturers, demonstration host sites, utilities, and energy efficiency organizations.

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